Question about Ashley Wagner from a skating dummy

I've followed gymnastics my entire life, but have just gotten into figure skating so I'm sorry if these questions may seem dumb. The Sochi Olympics was the first time I ever saw Ashley Wagner. Her programs have a much different style than most skaters. I don't mind different styles, but her programs weren't my favorite, I didn't like the choreography that much. However, she seemed to do well from what somebody who knows nothing about skating can tell, but she didn't score as high as I thought she would. Is there something I'm missing like less difficulty, or is it possible the judges didn't like the style/choreography programs? How do these scores compare to scores she got in the past internationally for these programs?

I've followed gymnastics my entire life, but have just gotten into figure skating so I'm sorry if these questions may seem dumb. The Sochi Olympics was the first time I ever saw Ashley Wagner. Her programs have a much different style than most skaters. I don't mind different styles, but her programs weren't my favorite, I didn't like the choreography that much. However, she seemed to do well from what somebody who knows nothing about skating can tell, but she didn't score as high as I thought she would. Is there something I'm missing like less difficulty, or is it possible the judges didn't like the style/choreography programs? How do these scores compare to scores she got in the past internationally for these programs?

Hi Walking in the Air, welcome to GS!

Ashley had a few errors that cost her some major points, for one, the two-foot and UR in her 3F-3T combination. She ultimately only got 6.50 points, which is nearly three points below the BV of that jump (9.30). She also had some iffy landings on her 3L and 3F that lead to some negative execution marks. She also got a level 2 on a spin, which cost another point. My estimate is that she lost about 5.1 points, which have given her 133.

Both her programs are generic and try to cover her shortcomings while bring out the best of her. This is not uncommon I think. But not falling doesn't mean clean skate. They(TV) should play slow motions on her moves and others to educate the viewers.